The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-09

Barnum, the Snowman, entered the 18th
year of his age on Tuesday.
At least twelve murders have been reported
in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory,
within two weeks.
A fire in St. Remi, Quebec, on Tuesday,
destroyed the foundry of ID. Gagne, about
so dwellings and several stores, causing loss
of about 100000.
A malefactor has Just been released from
the galeys in Italy after serving a 57-years'
term. He is now So years old. Hewas con-
victed of homicide.
The yellow fever continues at Key West,
Florida, from three to five new cases being
reported daily. The deaths are comparative
ly few in comparison to the number of cases.
A Chicago paper says the ''coal ring in
that city has raised the price of coal 25 cents
per ton, and it is said to be the determination
of the dealers to force the price 10 50 by next
winter.
1t is reported from ST. Thomas, under date
of June 18th, that Peter Barlow, who took
part in the American Revolution, under Gen
eral Washington, has died in Demarara, aged
100 years.
Philip Ziegler, young man, died in Gin
cinnati on Tuesday night, from swallowing
carbolic acid. His mother gave him q tea
spoonful of the acid, mistakingit for medicine
prescribed by physician.
At Jonesboro', Arkansas, on Tuesday, an
unknown man, supposed to be an escaped lu-
matte, got off train, and walking up to a
small crowd of people drew revolver and
fred three shots, killing one man and fatally
wounding another,
The family of Cornell J. Dunn, at Summit,
New Jersey, has within nine days been nearly
swept away with diphtheria. Five deaths
have occurred, and it is feared that two others
will die. The premises where the family re-
sides are to be inspected by the Board of
Health.
A patriotic youth in Buffalo, the Express
relates, was given by his father a So bill with
which to purchase hat and pair of shoes,
with permission to spend what was left over
in fireworks, and he brought home 35-cent
pair of shoes, 15-eent hat, and $3.50 worth
ofireworks.
Jacob Fischer, an old man, went out on
the roof of his boarding house in Cincinnati,
on Tuesday night, to cool off. Some neigh
bors seeing him, told a policeman that bur-
glar was on the roof The policeman called
to Fischer, who started to run to the hatch
way. At this the policeman fired, and the
old man fell, MORALLY wounded in the back.
AT Marengo, Crawford county, Indiana, last
Sunday nlght, conilict occurred between a
band of regulators" known as the ''White
Caps and two brothers, John and Sherman
Naushee. The "White caps'' had determin-
ed to whip John because he had caused the
wife of justice named Town to separate
from her husband. In the fight that ensued
Sherman Naushee was probably fatally shot
and John was beaten with clubs until he was
left for dead. The Naushees were powerful
men and it is said that several White Caps
were killed and wounded.
telegram from Paducah. KY, reports
that in 1878, while ]. Hamp Swift was Sheriff
of Galloway county, Kentucky, his accounts
were found to be $4,000 short. He thought a
deputy had robbed him. In making good
the deficiency he was bankrupted, and has
since supported his family as day laborer.
Recently, his wife was sent to an insane
asylum. and in her rawlings told of money
hidden in smoke house. Investigation re-
vealed $4,000 in greenbacks. Its thought she
concealed the money in one of her attacks.
The discovery not only set the ex-Sheriff on
his feet, but cleared his reputation of suspic-
ion.